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Monday, January 6, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed SAS by 15 at halftime and won 114–110.

Final · Box score
Blazers115
Pistons118
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -9; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Suns109
Sixers99
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Pacers113
Nets99
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Magic103
Knicks94
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Bucks128
Raptors104
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +24
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Bulls114
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI -15; Q3 CHI -13; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Grizzlies119
Q1 MEM -10; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Wolves108
Q1 MIN -11; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +2
Final · 2OT · Box score
Heat118
Kings123
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC -10; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 Kings 0; OT2 SAC +5
On this day · 2023–24Jan 6, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Rockets), 48 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Bulls

Zach LaVine drops 35 in 15-point comeback win over San Antonio

Jaren Jackson Jr. goes for 35 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-15-13+4CHI AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs29363015110
Bulls20303232114
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 36, 14, 14, 37, 15, 32, 33, 35CHI35 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 19, 17, 19, 23, 16, 12, 22, 24CHI24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 42, 30, 26, 42, 19, 34, 27, 35, 20, 23SAS23 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 12, 13, 5, 6, 7, 7, 2, 18SAS18 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat Toronto by 24.

MIN over LAC2DET over POR3CHI over SAS4SAC over MIA5ORL over NYK9PHX over PHI10IND over BKN14MEM over DAL15MIL over TOR24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Pistons14
Clippers-Wolves14
Heat-Kings10
Magic-Knicks9
Mavs-Grizzlies7
Pacers-Nets4
Bucks-Raptors3
Suns-Sixers2
Spurs-Bulls1
The night in charts
Heat-Kings combined for 241, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-KingsHeat 118, Kings 123 · OT
241
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 115, Pistons 118
233
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 128, Raptors 104
232
Spurs-BullsSpurs 110, Bulls 114
224
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 104, Grizzlies 119
223
Clippers-WolvesClippers 106, Wolves 108
214
Pacers-NetsPacers 113, Nets 99
212
Suns-SixersSuns 109, Sixers 99
208
Magic-KnicksMagic 103, Knicks 94
197
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-WolvesClippers 106, Wolves 108
+2 MIN
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 115, Pistons 118
+3 DET
Spurs-BullsSpurs 110, Bulls 114
+4 CHI
Heat-KingsHeat 118, Kings 123 · OT
+5 SAC
Magic-KnicksMagic 103, Knicks 94
+9 ORL
Suns-SixersSuns 109, Sixers 99
+10 PHX
Pacers-NetsPacers 113, Nets 99
+14 IND
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 104, Grizzlies 119
+15 MEM
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 128, Raptors 104
+24 MIL
CHI erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BullsCHI won · Spurs 110, Bulls 114
15 pts
Clippers-WolvesMIN won · Clippers 106, Wolves 108
11 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Mavs 104, Grizzlies 119
10 pts
Heat-KingsSAC won · Heat 118, Kings 123 · OT
10 pts
Blazers-PistonsDET won · Blazers 115, Pistons 118
9 pts
Wendell Carter Jr. shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
SimonsPOR · 36 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
67% (14-21)
HardawayDET · 26 PTS
67% (10-15)
BealPHX · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
PortisMIL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 106Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers27262330106
Wolves16303131108
The story
Naz Reid's 18 points carried Minnesota past LA, 108-106

For LA, James Harden had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 31-23.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −11−7+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Bulls
Spurs 110Bulls 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs29363015110
Bulls20303232114
The story
Chicago beat San Antonio 114-110 behind 23 points from Coby White

Chris Paul paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 9-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-15 fourth quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −9−15−13+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Wembanyama topped the game at 66.8 FPTS: 23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST

Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 118Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Heat28193124106118
Kings232718341011123
The story
Domantas Sabonis had a 21-18-11 triple-double as Sacramento beat Miami 123-118 in OT

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 18 REB, 11 AST, 3 BLK · 7-16 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 34-24.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5+3−1000+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.0Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.0 in 31 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
34.32023–24 avg20.0Last 2

20.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.3 in 2023–24 (68 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 37

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 16, 26, 24, 14, 20, 15, 53, 37Wolves-Clippers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 18, 10, 8, 22, 25, 23, 28, 36Blazers-Pistons · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 13, 24, 21, 33, 13, 38, 28, 23, 35Grizzlies-Mavs · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 36, 14, 14, 37, 15, 32, 33, 35Bulls-Spurs · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 28, 20, 33, 17, 19, 18, 40, 32Pistons-Blazers · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 32, 33, 32, 23, 27, 14, 18, 31Sixers-Suns · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Keon JohnsonBKN+4.8 12.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Max ChristieLAL+4.5 12.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.3 14.3 last 10 · 10.0 season
Victor WembanyamaSAS+4.2 29.8 last 10 · 25.6 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+4.2 17.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−5.9 9.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Buddy HieldGSW−5.3 6.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−3.7 17.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.5 22.5 last 10 · 26.0 season
Payton PritchardBOS−3.4 11.8 last 10 · 15.2 season